2006 Regular Session sponsor information current as of June 6, 2006 - 7:47 p.m.

Sponsor Information	Senator J. Robert Hooper District 35	Another Session	Short Format
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SB 137	Status as of May 2, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 237
Sponsored By	Senators Hooper, Harris, and Jacobs
Entitled	Harford County - Injury Reports
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Health and Government Operations

SB 179	Status as of February 20, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Hooper
Entitled	State Lottery - Vending Machines - Access by Minors
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 183	Status as of March 16, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Re-assigned Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Hooper, Colburn, Greenip, Middleton, and Mooney
Entitled	Sales and Use Tax - Thoroughbred Race Horses - Maryland-Bred Race Fund
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 269	Status as of February 15, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Hooper, Colburn, Jacobs, Mooney, and Munson
Entitled	Uniform Postconviction Procedure Act - Time of Filing of Petition for Relief
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 270	Status as of April 25, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 125
Sponsored By	Senators Hooper, Colburn, Harris, Jacobs, Klausmeier, and Lawlah
Entitled	Institutions of Higher Education - Transfer of Credits - Letter of Acknowledgment
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Appropriations

SB 271	Status as of January 25, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Hooper, Harris, and Jacobs
Entitled	State Highway Administration - Highway Designation - Gold Star Mothers Memorial Highway
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 272	Status as of February 1, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Hooper, Gladden, Hafer, Harris, Jacobs, Klausmeier, Lawlah, and Ruben
Entitled	Income Tax - Credit for Motorized Shopping Carts
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 450	Status as of March 22, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Hooper, Colburn, Gladden, Hafer, and Lawlah
Entitled	Controlled Dangerous Substances - Dextromethorphan Products
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 451	Status as of March 27, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Hooper, Greenip, and Mooney
Entitled	Civil Actions - Limitations on Awards for Noneconomic Damages - Latent Diseases or Injuries
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 452	Status as of March 14, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senator Hooper
Entitled	Vehicle Laws - Manufacturers - Consumer Access to Ignition Key Information
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 453	Status as of March 14, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senator Hooper
Entitled	Motor Vehicles - Registration - Show Class Vehicles
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 454	Status as of March 20, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senator Hooper
Entitled	Drugged Driving - Test - Police Officers
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 485	Status as of April 25, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 135
Sponsored By	Senators Hooper, Colburn, Lawlah, Middleton , Hollinger, Conway, Britt, Brochin, Dyson, Greenip, Grosfeld, Harris, Kittleman, and Pinsky
Entitled	Maryland Building Performance Standards - Exemption in Certain Counties for Agricultural Buildings Used for Agritourism
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

SB 658	Status as of February 10, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Hooper, Brinkley, Colburn, Dyson, Garagiola, Hafer, Haines, Harris, Jacobs, Kittleman, Middleton, Mooney, Munson, Pipkin, and Stoltzfus
Entitled	Maryland Estate Tax - Exclusion for Family Farms Subject to Agricultural Preservation Easements
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 836	Status as of February 8, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules
Sponsored By	Senator Hooper
Entitled	Mile Thoroughbred Racing - Racing Days - Additional License
Committee Assignments	Senate: Senate Rules

SB 910	Status as of March 8, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Hooper, Colburn, Haines, Harris, Jacobs, and Mooney
Entitled	Crimes - Self-Defense - No Duty to Retreat or Seek Safety by Escape
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 911	Status as of March 1, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Hooper, Brinkley, Colburn, Greenip, Haines, Jacobs, Jimeno, Kittleman, Mooney, Pipkin, and Stone
Entitled	Public Safety - Handgun Permits - Repeal of Finding Requirement
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 34	Status as of May 2, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 227
Sponsored By	Senators Harris, Middleton, Astle, Della, Exum, Gladden, Hafer, Hooper, Kelley, Klausmeier, Pipkin, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	State Employees - Military Administrative Leave
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Appropriations

SB 61	Status as of April 6, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 22
Sponsored By	Senators Astle, Munson, Middleton, Della, Exum, Gladden, Hafer, Hooper, Kelley, Klausmeier, Pipkin, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Health - Maryland Medbank Program - Sunset Repeal
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations

SB 73	Status as of February 22, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Green, Britt, Brochin, Conway, Dyson, Forehand, Greenip, Hollinger, Hooper, Klausmeier, Mooney, Ruben, Schrader, Stone, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Income Tax Exemption Amounts - Blind and Elderly Individuals
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 135	Status as of April 8, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 42
Sponsored By	Senators Kelley, Forehand, Britt, Colburn, Conway, Della, Exum, Frosh, Garagiola, Hooper, Hughes, Klausmeier, Lawlah, Stone, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Hospitals - Comparable Evaluation System - Health Care-Associated Infection Information
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations

SB 136	Status as of February 13, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Kelley, Britt, Colburn, Conway, Della, Forehand, Giannetti, Green, Hollinger, Hooper, Jacobs, Jimeno, Klausmeier, Lawlah, Middleton, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Child Abuse and Neglect - Reporting by Commercial Photographic Processors and Forensic Computer Analysts
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 148	Status as of February 10, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Klausmeier, Colburn, Forehand, Hooper, Lawlah, and Stone
Entitled	Consumer Protection - Vessel Warranty Enforcement Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 149	Status as of March 29, 2006: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Senators Klausmeier, Brochin, Colburn, Hooper, Kelley, Lawlah, Middleton, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	State Lottery Proceeds - Compulsive Gambling Grants
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Ways and Means

SB 150	Status as of April 6, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Senators Klausmeier, Colburn, Hooper, Lawlah, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Task Force to Study Gambling Treatment Programs in Circuit Courts and the District Court
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 151	Status as of February 27, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Klausmeier, Brochin, Colburn, Garagiola, Hooper, and Stone
Entitled	Business Entities - Annual Report - Fees
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 155	Status as of February 8, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Harris, Hooper, and Jacobs
Entitled	Harford County - Eminent Domain - Limitation on Condemnation Authority
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 160	Status as of March 31, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Stone, Jimeno, Brinkley, Colburn, DeGrange, Dyson, Green, Greenip, Hafer, Haines, Harris, Hooper, Jacobs, Lawlah, Mooney, Munson, and Stoltzfus
Entitled	Human Cloning Prohibition Act of 2006
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 163	Status as of February 8, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Hafer, Astle, Brinkley, Colburn, DeGrange, Della, Dyson, Exum, Garagiola, Giannetti, Greenip, Haines, Harris, Hooper, Jacobs, Jimeno, Kittleman, Kramer, Mooney, Munson, Pipkin, Stoltzfus, and Stone
Entitled	Vehicle Laws - Protective Headgear Requirement for Motorcycle Riders - Exceptions
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 167	Status as of April 25, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 121
Sponsored By	Senators Teitelbaum, Brinkley, Colburn, Della, Forehand, Garagiola, Grosfeld, Hooper, Jones, Kelley, Klausmeier, Lawlah, Middleton, Pinsky, Gladden, and Exum
Entitled	Electric Companies - Net Energy Metering - Accrual of Generated Electricity
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 171	Status as of May 26, 2006: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By	Senator Jones (Co-Chair, Task Force on Lending Equity Within Financial Institutions Providing State Depository Services) and Senators DeGrange, Gladden, and Hooper
Entitled	State Treasurer - Designation of Financial Institution for Banking Services
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Appropriations

SB 173	Status as of February 8, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Stoltzfus, Brinkley, Greenip, Hafer, Haines, Harris, Hooper, Jacobs, Kittleman, Mooney, Munson, Pipkin, and Schrader
Entitled	Property Protection Act of 2006
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 174	Status as of February 20, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Stoltzfus, Brinkley, Colburn, Greenip, Hafer, Haines, Harris, Hooper, Jacobs, Kittleman, Mooney, Munson, and Pipkin
Entitled	Environment - Bay Restoration Fund - Exemption
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 175	Status as of April 7, 2006: Bill is in the House - Third Reading Passed with Amendments
Sponsored By	Senators Middleton, Britt, Exum, Gladden, Green, Grosfeld, Kelley, Klausmeier, Pinsky, Teitelbaum, Hooper, and Kramer
Entitled	Community Energy and Economic Development Grant Program
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 197	Status as of May 2, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 240
Sponsored By	Senators Jacobs, Colburn, Greenip, Hafer, Haines, Harris, Hooper, Lawlah, Mooney, Munson, Stoltzfus, and Stone
Entitled	Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Umbilical Cord Blood Donation - Educational Materials
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations

SB 210	Status as of February 15, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Jacobs, Colburn, Forehand, Greenip, Hogan, Hooper, Jimeno, Kelley, Klausmeier, Lawlah, Mooney, Munson, Stoltzfus, Stone, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Child Sexual Offenders - Driver's License - Expiration and Renewal
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 211	Status as of February 15, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Jacobs, Colburn, Harris, Hooper, and Mooney
Entitled	Homeowner's Property Tax Assessment Cap
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 212	Status as of February 15, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Jacobs, Colburn, Hooper, Kelley, Lawlah, Mooney, Stone, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Sentence Review - Child Sexual Offender - Prohibition
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 213	Status as of April 8, 2006: Bill is in the House - Second Reading Passed
Sponsored By	Senators Jacobs, Colburn, Hogan, Hooper, Lawlah, and Munson
Entitled	Vehicle Laws - Administrative Hearings - Rights of a Victim's Representative
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 214	Status as of January 25, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Jacobs, Colburn, Forehand, Greenip, Hooper, Klausmeier, Lawlah, and Mooney
Entitled	Public Institutions of Higher Education - Textbook Fairness Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 215	Status as of February 9, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Brinkley, Colburn, Giannetti, Greenip, Haines, Hooper, Jacobs, Kasemeyer, Kittleman, Mooney, Munson, Schrader, Stoltzfus, Stone, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Homeowners' Property Tax Credit - Calculation
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 217	Status as of March 16, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Brinkley, Colburn, Forehand, Haines, Hooper, Jacobs, Kittleman, Mooney, Schrader, Stoltzfus, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Tax General - Income Tax Credit - Energy Efficient Residential Heating Systems
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 218	Status as of February 15, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Brinkley, Colburn, Giannetti, Haines, Hooper, Jacobs, Kittleman, Munson, Schrader, Stoltzfus, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Business and Economic Development - Research and Development Tax Credit
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 220	Status as of February 1, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Brinkley, Colburn, Della, Garagiola, Giannetti, Green, Greenip, Hafer, Haines, Hooper, Jacobs, Kittleman, Klausmeier, Mooney, Munson, Schrader, Stoltzfus, Stone, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Income Tax - Subtraction Modification - Military Retirement Income
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 221	Status as of January 25, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By	The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Brinkley, Colburn, Giannetti, Haines, Hooper, Jacobs, Jimeno, Kittleman, and Schrader
Entitled	Public Utility Companies - Net Energy Metering
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 222	Status as of March 20, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Brinkley, Colburn, Della, Garagiola, Haines, Hooper, Jacobs, Jimeno, Kittleman, Mooney, Munson, Schrader, Stoltzfus, and Stone
Entitled	Crimes - Victim and Witness Intimidation
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 223	Status as of February 10, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Brinkley, Colburn, Giannetti, Hooper, Jacobs, Kittleman, Munson, and Schrader
Entitled	Maryland Heritage Structure Rehabilitation Tax Credit Program
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 224	Status as of February 10, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Brinkley, Colburn, Giannetti, Greenip, Haines, Hooper, Jacobs, Kasemeyer, Kittleman, Mooney, Schrader, and Stoltzfus
Entitled	Maryland Estate Tax Modernization Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 226	Status as of February 20, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Brinkley, Colburn, Hooper, Jacobs, Kittleman, Munson, Schrader, and Stoltzfus
Entitled	Task Force to Study Gubernatorial Succession in Maryland
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 227	Status as of May 2, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 217
Sponsored By	The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Astle, Brinkley, Colburn, Forehand, Garagiola, Giannetti, Green, Greenip, Hafer, Haines, Hooper, Jacobs, Kittleman, Klausmeier, Mooney, Munson, Schrader, Stoltzfus, Stone, Teitelbaum, Currie, DeGrange, Hogan, Jones, Kasemeyer, Kramer, Lawlah, McFadden, Ruben, and Harris
Entitled	Sales and Use Tax - Exemption - Veterans' Organizations
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

SB 228	Status as of May 2, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 219
Sponsored By	The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Brinkley, Colburn, Exum, Garagiola, Hafer, Harris, Hooper, Hughes, Jacobs, Jimeno, Kasemeyer, Kittleman, Klausmeier, Lawlah, Munson, Schrader, Stone, Teitelbaum, Forehand, and Haines
Entitled	Drunk and Drugged Driving - Young Drivers - License Suspension
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 229	Status as of February 15, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Brinkley, Colburn, Greenip, Haines, Hooper, Jacobs, Jimeno, Kittleman, Mooney, Schrader, and Stoltzfus
Entitled	Maryland Medical Injury Compensation Reform Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 230	Status as of May 2, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 221
Sponsored By	The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Kittleman, Brinkley, Colburn, Dyson, Harris, Hogan, Hooper, Kramer, Lawlah, Schrader, and Stoltzfus
Entitled	Higher Education - Nurse Support Program Assistance Fund - Hospital Rates
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Appropriations and Health and Government Operations

SB 232	Status as of January 25, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Brinkley, Colburn, Della, Giannetti, Hooper, Jacobs, Kittleman, Mooney, Schrader, Stoltzfus, and Stone
Entitled	Court Electronic Records - Personal Information - Victims and Witnesses
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 237	Status as of February 15, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Brinkley, Colburn, Haines, Hooper, Jacobs, Jimeno, Kittleman, Mooney, Munson, Schrader, Stoltzfus, and Stone
Entitled	Sexual Offender Compliance and Enforcement in Maryland Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 239	Status as of March 6, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Greenip, Colburn, Hafer, Haines, Harris, Hooper, Mooney, and Stone
Entitled	Family Law - Termination of Parental Rights - Child Conceived as the Result of Rape
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 248	Status as of March 27, 2006: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Senators Mooney, Della, Gladden, Greenip, Grosfeld, Hafer, Hooper, Hughes, Jones, McFadden, Munson, Pinsky, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Consumer Protection - Motor Vehicles Financed Through Dealer - Rights of Purchasers
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Environmental Matters

SB 282	Status as of April 8, 2006: Bill is in the House - Third Reading Passed with Amendments
Sponsored By	Chairman, Finance Committee (By Request - Departmental - Insurance Administration, Maryland) and Senators Middleton, Della, Exum, Gladden, Hafer, Hooper, Kelley, Klausmeier, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Maryland Health Insurance Plan - Plan Independence, Board Composition, and Regulation
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations

SB 300	Status as of May 26, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 516
Sponsored By	Senators Kelley, Astle, Exum, Hafer, Hooper, Klausmeier, Brinkley, Garagiola, Gladden, Middleton, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Life Insurance - Insurable Interests - Trustees, Partnerships, Limited Partnerships, and Limited Liability Companies
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations

SB 305	Status as of April 7, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Third Reading Passed
Sponsored By	Senators Garagiola, Astle, Brinkley, Colburn, DeGrange, Dyson, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Giannetti, Gladden, Green, Hafer, Haines, Harris, Hollinger, Hooper, Hughes, Jacobs, Jimeno, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Klausmeier, Kramer, Lawlah, Mooney, Munson, Ruben, Stone, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Veterans Advocacy and Education Act of 2006
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 306	Status as of March 1, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Second Reading Failed
Sponsored By	Senators Stone, Colburn, Dyson, Green, Haines, Hooper, Jacobs, Jimeno, Klausmeier, Lawlah, Mooney, and Munson
Entitled	Vehicle Laws - Crime Victims' Rights Commemorative Registration Plate
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 325	Status as of April 6, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 26
Sponsored By	Senators Astle, Della, Exum, Gladden, Hafer, Hooper, Kelley, Klausmeier, Middleton, Pipkin, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Joint Legislative Task Force on Small Group Market Health Insurance - Report and Modification of Duties
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations

SB 339	Status as of March 29, 2006: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Senators Jacobs and Hooper
Entitled	Harford County - Property Tax Credit - Property Leased by Religious Organizations
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

SB 340	Status as of March 13, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Jacobs, Hogan, Hooper, Lawlah, Ruben, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Crimes - Drug-Related Child Endangerment - Penalties
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 341	Status as of March 14, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Jacobs and Hooper
Entitled	Higher Education - Nonresident Tuition - Exemption
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 345	Status as of March 27, 2006: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Senators Teitelbaum, Britt, Colburn, DeGrange, Dyson, Grosfeld, Hooper, Jones, Klausmeier, McFadden, Middleton, and Ruben
Entitled	Physicians - Unauthorized Practice of Medicine - Penalty
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Health and Government Operations

SB 356	Status as of May 26, 2006: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By	Senators Hogan, Astle, Brinkley, Britt, Brochin, Colburn, Conway, Currie, DeGrange, Della, Dyson, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Giannetti, Gladden, Green, Greenip, Grosfeld, Hafer, Haines, Harris, Hollinger, Hooper, Hughes, Jacobs, Jimeno, Jones, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Kittleman, Klausmeier, Kramer, Lawlah, McFadden, Middleton, Miller, Mooney, Munson, Pinsky, Pipkin, Ruben, Schrader, Stoltzfus, Stone, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Community Colleges - Funding Formulas - Adjustment
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

SB 357	Status as of May 26, 2006: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By	Senators Hogan, Astle, Brinkley, Colburn, Currie, DeGrange, Dyson, Forehand, Garagiola, Gladden, Greenip, Hafer, Haines, Harris, Hollinger, Hooper, Jacobs, Kittleman, Klausmeier, Kramer, Middleton, Miller, Mooney, Munson, Pinsky, Pipkin, Ruben, Schrader, Stoltzfus, Stone, Teitelbaum, Jones, Kasemeyer, Lawlah, and McFadden
Entitled	Community Colleges - State Funding - Size Factor Component
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

SB 358	Status as of April 7, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Second Reading Passed with Amendments
Sponsored By	Senators Schrader, Brochin, DeGrange, Dyson, Hooper, Jimeno, Kittleman, Kramer, Middleton, Pinsky, Stoltzfus, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Vehicle Laws - Emergency Contacts - Designation
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 365	Status as of March 27, 2006: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Senators Middleton, Colburn, Della, Dyson, Gladden, Hollinger, Hooper, Jimeno, Kelley, Klausmeier, Stone, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Public Health - Mercury-Free Vaccines - Requirements
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Health and Government Operations

SB 366	Status as of March 28, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 18
Sponsored By	Senators Garagiola, Brochin, DeGrange, Della, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Gladden, Grosfeld, Hogan, Hooper, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Klausmeier, Middleton, Ruben, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Transportation - Passenger Railroad Service Lines - Closure of MARC Train Stations
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Environmental Matters

SB 372	Status as of March 29, 2006: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Sponsored By	Senators Ruben, Britt, Brochin, Forehand, Garagiola, Grosfeld, Hooper, Jacobs, Jones, Kelley, Kramer, Mooney, Stone, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Probation Before Judgment - Time Limit - Alcohol- or Drug-Related Offenses
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 375	Status as of May 16, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 432
Sponsored By	Senators Della, Middleton, Astle, Exum, Gladden, Hafer, Hooper, Kelley, Klausmeier, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Health - General - Residential Treatment Centers - Required Notice
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations

SB 377	Status as of May 26, 2006: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By	Senators Astle, Della, Gladden, Hafer, Hooper, Exum, Kelley, Klausmeier, Middleton, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Surplus Lines Insurance - Compliance with Filing Requirement - Electronic Transmission
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 382	Status as of April 6, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 27
Sponsored By	Senators Klausmeier, Brochin, Garagiola, Hafer, Jacobs, Brinkley, Colburn, Conway, Currie, DeGrange, Della, Exum, Giannetti, Green, Greenip, Haines, Hogan, Hooper, Hughes, Jones, Jimeno, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Kramer, Lawlah, McFadden, Middleton, Mooney, Munson, Ruben, Schrader, Stoltzfus, Stone, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Property Tax - Homeowners' Property Tax Credit and Renters' Property Tax Relief
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

SB 465	Status as of March 14, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Kelley, Britt, Colburn, Conway, Currie, Greenip, Hafer, Haines, Harris, Hogan, Hooper, Jacobs, Jones, Kittleman, Lawlah, McFadden, and Stoltzfus
Entitled	Commission to Study Pay-for-Performance Models of Teacher Compensation
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 483	Status as of February 8, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Schrader, Colburn, Hooper, Kittleman, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Robert Kittleman Scholarship Reform Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 484	Status as of April 25, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 134
Sponsored By	Senators Schrader, Hogan, DeGrange, Hooper, Jacobs, Kittleman, Kramer, and Stoltzfus
Entitled	Income Tax - Extensions for Filing Returns
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

SB 492	Status as of February 8, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Teitelbaum, Hooper, Hughes, Jacobs, Jones, and Stone
Entitled	Condemnation Proceedings - Compensation - Defendant's Legal Fees
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 537	Status as of February 15, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Mooney, Colburn, Hafer, Harris, Hooper, and Jacobs
Entitled	Hate Crimes - Application of Law to Members of the Armed Forces of the United States
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 539	Status as of March 26, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Third Reading Failed
Sponsored By	Senators Mooney, Colburn, Hafer, Hooper, and Jacobs
Entitled	Hate Crimes - Expanding Prohibitions and Protected Classes of People - Task Force to Identify Hate Crime Victims
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 559	Status as of March 16, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Pipkin, Greenip, Hafer, Haines, Harris, Hooper, Jacobs, Kittleman, and Mooney
Entitled	State Property Tax Rate Reduction
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 560	Status as of March 8, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Pipkin, Greenip, Hafer, Haines, Harris, Hooper, Jacobs, Kittleman, and Mooney
Entitled	Income Tax - Rate Reduction for Individuals
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 579	Status as of March 28, 2006: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Senators Kelley, Astle, Della, Exum, Garagiola, Gladden, Hafer, Hollinger, Hooper, Klausmeier, Lawlah, Middleton, Pipkin, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Medical Day Care - Reimbursement Rates
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations

SB 585	Status as of May 26, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 527
Sponsored By	Senator Middleton (Committee on Unemployment Insurance Oversight) and Senators Exum , Kelley, Astle, Gladden, Hafer, Hooper, Klausmeier, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Unemployment Insurance - Special Administrative Expense Fund
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 641	Status as of March 27, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Lawlah, Exum, Hooper, and Klausmeier
Entitled	Juvenile Law - Juvenile Court Jurisdiction - Motor Vehicle Theft
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 647	Status as of March 27, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Lawlah, Currie, Exum, Forehand, Hooper, Jacobs, Munson, Pinsky, Ruben, Stone, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Criminal Law - Crime of Violence in or near School - Penalties
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 657	Status as of March 22, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Jacobs, Astle, Brinkley, Colburn, DeGrange, Dyson, Giannetti, Green, Greenip, Hafer, Haines, Harris, Hooper, Jimeno, Kittleman, Mooney, Munson, Pipkin, Schrader, and Stone
Entitled	Public Health - Maryland Cord Blood Bank
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 681	Status as of February 8, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Harris, Brinkley, Colburn, Greenip, Hafer, Haines, Hooper, Jacobs, Kittleman, Mooney, Munson, Pipkin, Schrader, and Stoltzfus
Entitled	Election Law - Fraudulent Registration and Voting - Penalties
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 693	Status as of May 26, 2006: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By	Senators Miller , Middleton, Della, Exum, Gladden, Hooper, Kelley, Klausmeier, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Telephone Companies - Telephone Lifeline Service
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 704	Status as of February 8, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Kittleman, Haines, Hooper, Jacobs, and Mooney
Entitled	Condemnation - Slum Area and Blighted Area - Definitions
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 753	Status as of May 2, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 269
Sponsored By	Senators Pipkin, Astle, Brinkley, Colburn, Dyson, Hafer, Haines, Harris, Hooper, Jacobs, Middleton, Mooney, Munson, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Rural Broadband Communication Services
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 757	Status as of March 22, 2006: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary
Sponsored By	Senators Garagiola, Colburn, Hogan, Hollinger, Hooper, and Kramer
Entitled	Driver's License Suspension and Revocation - Alcoholic Beverages Violations
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 763	Status as of March 31, 2006: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Senators Garagiola, Colburn, Conway, Dyson, Forehand, Giannetti, Hafer, Haines, Hogan, Hollinger, Hooper, Jacobs, Jimeno, Kittleman, Klausmeier, Kramer, Lawlah, McFadden, Middleton, Mooney, Munson, Ruben, Schrader, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Driver Responsibility and Funding for First Responders Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Environmental Matters

SB 792	Status as of April 6, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 31
Sponsored By	Senators Kelley, Middleton, Della, Gladden, Hooper, Klausmeier, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Child Welfare Accountability Act of 2006
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Appropriations

SB 810	Status as of May 2, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 275
Sponsored By	Senators Currie, Middleton, Ruben, DeGrange, Della, Gladden, Hooper, Jones, Kelley, Klausmeier, Kramer, McFadden, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Residential Child Care Programs - Corporate Responsibility and Governance
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance and Budget and Taxation House: Health and Government Operations

SB 813	Status as of February 8, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Stoltzfus, Brinkley, Greenip, Hafer, Haines, Harris, Hooper, Jacobs, Kittleman, Mooney, Munson, Pipkin, and Schrader
Entitled	Real Property - Condemnation - Right to Repurchase Condemned Property
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 844	Status as of May 26, 2006: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By	Senators Dyson, Conway, Garagiola, Hollinger, Hooper, and Munson
Entitled	Protected Lands - Local Land Use Applications - County Authority
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Environmental Matters

SB 849	Status as of May 26, 2006: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By	Senator Exum (Workers' Compensation Benefit and Insurance Oversight Committee) and Senators Della, Gladden, Hooper, Kelley, Klausmeier, Middleton, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Workers' Compensation - Civil Defense Volunteers - Emergencies
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters

SB 870	Status as of February 22, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Jacobs, Brinkley, Hafer, Haines, Hooper, Mooney, and Stone
Entitled	Protection of Persons and Property - Immunity
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 882	Status as of May 16, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 445
Sponsored By	Senators Lawlah, Astle, Britt, Currie, DeGrange, Della, Exum, Forehand, Garagiola, Gladden, Hafer, Hogan, Hooper, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Klausmeier, McFadden, Middleton, Pipkin, Ruben, Schrader, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	At-Risk Youth Prevention and Diversion Programs
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Ways and Means

SB 885	Status as of May 2, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 279
Sponsored By	Senators Munson, DeGrange, McFadden, Currie, Hogan, Brinkley, Jones, Kasemeyer, Kramer, Lawlah, Ruben, Schrader, Stoltzfus, Harris, Colburn, Greenip, Hafer, Haines, Hooper, Jacobs, Kittleman, Mooney, and Pipkin
Entitled	Correctional Officers' Retirement System - Line of Duty Death Benefits
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 902	Status as of May 26, 2006: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By	Senators Middleton, Munson, Brinkley, Colburn, Dyson, Haines, Hooper, Jacobs, Klausmeier, Stoltzfus, Harris, and Kittleman
Entitled	Rural Maryland Prosperity Investment Fund
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs and Budget and Taxation House: Environmental Matters

SB 907	Status as of April 5, 2006: Bill is in the House - Recommit to Committee Environmental Matters
Sponsored By	Senators Astle , Pipkin, DeGrange, Dyson, Harris, Hooper, Jacobs, Jimeno, Klausmeier, Kramer, Middleton, Miller, Mooney, and Stoltzfus
Entitled	Nuisance Actions - Noise - Sport Shooting Ranges
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Environmental Matters

SB 942	Status as of February 23, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored By	Senators Greenip, Brinkley, Brochin, Colburn, Della, Hafer, Haines, Harris, Hooper, Jacobs, Kittleman, Mooney, Munson, and Stoltzfus
Entitled	Election Law - Early Voting - Delayed Implementation
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

SB 963	Status as of March 8, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Greenip, Colburn, Hafer, Harris, Hooper, Jacobs, Mooney, and Pipkin
Entitled	Taxpayers' Bill of Rights
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 973	Status as of March 8, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Green, DeGrange, Dyson, Greenip, Hooper, Jacobs, Jimeno, McFadden, Middleton, Mooney, and Stone
Entitled	Stay of Enforcement of Appellate Decision
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 976	Status as of March 8, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Green, DeGrange, Dyson, Greenip, Hooper, Jacobs, Jimeno, Jones, Middleton, Mooney, and Stone
Entitled	Stay of Enforcement of Final Appellate Decisions - Maryland Constitution and Declaration of Rights - State Statutes
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 1019	Status as of May 26, 2006: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By	Senators Klausmeier, Kasemeyer, Currie, Hogan, DeGrange, Jones, Kramer, Lawlah, McFadden, Munson, Ruben, Schrader, Miller, Astle, Brinkley, Britt, Brochin, Colburn, Conway, Della, Dyson, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Giannetti, Green, Grosfeld, Hafer, Hollinger, Hooper, Hughes, Jacobs, Jimeno, Kelley, Kittleman, Middleton, Mooney, Pinsky, Pipkin, Stone, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	State Employees' and Teachers' Retirement Enhancement Benefit Act of 2006
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Appropriations

SB 1092	Status as of March 17, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By	Senators Green, Astle, Britt, Brochin, Colburn, Conway, Currie, DeGrange, Della, Dyson, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Giannetti, Grosfeld, Hafer, Haines, Hogan, Hollinger, Hooper, Hughes, Jacobs, Jimeno, Jones, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Klausmeier, Lawlah, McFadden, Middleton, Mooney, Munson, Pinsky, Ruben, Stone, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Electric Industry - Local Aggregation
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SJ 5	Status as of February 13, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Mooney, Brinkley, Colburn, Greenip, Hafer, Haines, Harris, Hooper, Jacobs, Kittleman, Munson, Pipkin, Schrader, and Stoltzfus
Entitled	Nomination of Samuel A. Alito, Jr., to the United States Supreme Court
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SJ 7	Status as of March 8, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Mooney, Brinkley, Colburn, Garagiola, Giannetti, Greenip, Hafer, Haines, Harris, Hooper, Jacobs, Kittleman, Lawlah, and Pipkin
Entitled	Reformation of the United States Tax Code
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SJ 9	Status as of March 21, 2006: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
Sponsored By	Senators Britt, Astle, Brinkley, Brochin, Colburn, Conway, Currie, DeGrange, Della, Dyson, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Giannetti, Gladden, Green, Greenip, Grosfeld, Hafer, Haines, Harris, Hogan, Hollinger, Hooper, Hughes, Jacobs, Jimeno, Jones, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Kittleman, Klausmeier, Kramer, Lawlah, McFadden, Middleton, Miller, Mooney, Munson, Pinsky, Pipkin, Ruben, Schrader, Stoltzfus, Stone, and Teitelbaum
Entitled	Coretta Scott King Day
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: House Rules and Executive Nominations

SJ 10	Status as of March 17, 2006: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
Sponsored By	Senators Green, Conway, Della, Dyson, Forehand, Frosh, Giannetti, Klausmeier, Middleton, Pinsky, Hooper, Hollinger, Ruben, and Kelley
Entitled	Residential Electricity Aggregation
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: House Rules and Executive Nominations

SJ 11	Status as of March 31, 2006: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters
Sponsored By	Senators Green, Miller, Middleton, Astle, Brochin, Colburn, Conway, Currie, DeGrange, Della, Dyson, Forehand, Frosh, Giannetti, Greenip, Haines, Harris, Hogan, Hollinger, Hooper, Hughes, Jacobs, Jimeno, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Klausmeier, Kramer, Lawlah, McFadden, Munson, Pinsky, Ruben, Schrader, Stoltzfus, Stone, Gladden, Hafer, and Pipkin
Entitled	Attorney General - Intervention and Participation in Hearings or Other Proceedings Regarding the Merger of FPL Group, Inc., and Constellation Energy Group, Inc.
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Economic Matters